“Where chiropractic truly excels is in the ability to actually improve performance. It’s through the full use of the nervous system that peak performance can be achieved. And chiropractic is the only form of care available to re realign the spinal column.” By Leonari
Sports Chiropractic has been proven to enhance an athlete’s peak performance by specifically identifying the body’s mechanical malfunctions and misalignments. It is imperative to identify and address these weaknesses and imbalances to prevent reinjury and future injuries. This will allow the athlete maintain his or her peak performance.
You don’t have to be an athlete or weekend warrior to prevent an injury. When the physiological state of body tissue is altered or disrupted; injury occurs and impedes the neuromusculoskeletal and biomechanics of the body. This impedance althers normal range of motion, adequate blood flow and disrupts the nervous system and surrounding tissues normal physiological state.
Injuries amongst everyday life and athletes can be due to a number of factors, for example: accidents or falls, improper fitting of equipment, muscle weaknesses and imbalances, lack of hydration and conditioning, poor training practices, improper warm up and cool down, muscle fatigue, biomechanic imbalances or insufficient healing time of a previous injury, heat exhaustion and fatigue, or the individual / athletes didn’t acclimate the body properly.
Before a child can weight bear, the infant and child spine is most adaptable to correction. As an infant begings to weight bear, It’s vital to ensure the bones, the muscles and the ligaments will respond to the internal and external stress of upright posture.
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Dr. Lujan understands the frustration of being sidelined by an injury, by motherhood or life obstacles. She’ll assist her patients to achieve their goals through chiropractic medicine by strengthening their neuromusculosketal system.
Spine Team is a scientific based chiropractic practice and where educational awareness leads to the prevention of future injuries. Here at Spine Team, every therapy utilized in the treatment of an injury has been researched thoroughly for validity and efficacy. We feel that educating patients through research and visual models are the best ways to understand and treat specific injuries and disorders.
Dr. Lujan is a specialized expert in sports medicine and chiropractor sports medicine in sports injuries, recovery and performance surrounding the neuro-muscular-skeletal systems and biomechanics.
Sports massage therapy helps stretch tight muscles, stimulate inactive muscles and improve soft tissue conditions. Sports massage can enable you to move your body more freely with more flexibility and, in time, can improve your posture. As the name suggests, it is popular with sports people, enhancing performance, assisting recovery, and preventing injury.
Body composition is a method of breaking down the body into its core components: fat, protein, minerals, and body water. It describes your weight more accurately and provides a better glimpse into your overall health than traditional methods.
Body composition analysis can accurately show changes in fat mass, muscle mass, and body fat percentage.
The Kinesio Taping® Method is a therapeutic taping technique which alleviates pain and facilitates lymphatic drainage by microscopically lifting the skin. This lifting affect forms convolutions in the skin increasing interstitial space and allowing for decreased inflammation in affected areas.
The Kinesio Taping® Method is a therapeutic taping technique which alleviates pain and facilitates lymphatic drainage by microscopically lifting the skin. This lifting affect forms convolutions in the skin increasing interstitial space and allowing for decreased inflammation in affected areas.